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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 51, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 23, 2021, 4:47 PM CDT for Jasper County, Tyler County, Texas. It was in force for 28 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 23, 2021, 4:47 PM CDT (21:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 23, 2021, 5:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 0.88 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Jasper County, TX, Tyler County, TX
The radar
The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 146 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2:00 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 158 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 12 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -108 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 523 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 373 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 419 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted.
846
WUUS54 KLCH 232147
SVRLCH
TXC241-457-232215-
/O.NEW.KLCH.SV.W.0051.210423T2147Z-210423T2215Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
447 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Tyler County in southeastern Texas...
Northwestern Jasper County in southeastern Texas...
* Until 515 PM CDT.
* At 447 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Colmesneil,
moving northeast at 55 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Colmesneil, Chester and Rockland.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for southeastern
Texas.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
&&
LAT...LON 3105 9458 3106 9453 3105 9449 3103 9447
3110 9411 3076 9449 3085 9462 3098 9465
TIME...MOT...LOC 2147Z 223DEG 49KT 3095 9450
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
Stigger/871 follow-up statement
360 WWUS54 KLCH 232206 SVSLCH Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 506 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021 TXC241-457-232215- /O.CON.KLCH.SV.W.0051.000000T0000Z-210423T2215Z/ Tyler TX-Jasper TX- 506 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN TYLER AND NORTHWESTERN JASPER COUNTIES... At 506 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles northwest of Ebenezer, moving northeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Colmesneil, Chester and Rockland. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for southeastern Texas. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. && LAT...LON 3103 9447 3110 9411 3076 9449 3085 9462 TIME...MOT...LOC 2206Z 223DEG 49KT 3114 9429 TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL...0.88IN WIND...60MPH $$ Stigger/87
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2:35 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Newton | 4 days |
| Apr 23, 2:35 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Newton, Orange | 76 days |
| Apr 23, 2:50 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | LCH | Jasper, Newton, Tyler | 12 hr |
| Apr 23, 4:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Sabine | 33 min |
| Apr 23, 4:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Tyler | 29 min |
| Apr 23, 5:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Jasper, Tyler | 63 min |
| Apr 23, 6:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Jasper, Newton | 67 min |
| Apr 23, 6:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Hardin, Jasper, Newton, Tyler | 63 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.